Resilient wheel



W. .L FRICKE. HESILIENT WHEEL. APPLICATION HLED JUNE 15, 1922.

'Patented Oct, M5192?,

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@Houma W. l. FHICKE. RESILIENT WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED1UNE15.1922,

Patented @et 10, 1922.,

- WILLIAM JOHN EBCKE, OF PARAGOULD, RANAS.

EESKLENT WHEEL.

Application lei June 15,

' To all whom t mary concern.'

Be it known that l, W. J. FRICKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Paragould, in the county of Greene and Stat-e yof Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in a Resilient Wheel,

of which the following is a specification.

My. invention relates to' resilient wheels and the primary object is the provision of a wheel constructed in a novel manner and comprising a departure from the ordinary specific construction as used in most of the wheels at the present time.

In carrying out this object, it is the prol y vision ot the present invention to construct a wheel substantially of the disc type, yet having a positive driving connection between the hub member andthe rim portion of the wheel.

Another object is the provision of a wheel of this type equipped with novel and improved disc plates arranged in an eilicient and readily applicable manner.

. lith these and such other objects in View as will be apparent from the description, my invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinater described and claimed and taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in whichi' Figure 1 is a side Velevation of a wheel constructed in accordance with -the invention;

Figure 2, a similar elevation with the cover plates removed;

Figure 3, a verticali section through the wheel; v

Figure 4, an enlarged fragmentary elevation, partly in section, showing the manner of mounting certain elements of the wheel;

Figure 5, a vertical section on the line 5-5 of Figure 4:; and v Figure 6, a similar section on-line-f-G of Fi 1re 4.

n detail, the invention comprises a hub member 1 formed of two discs 2 and 3, disposed .over the hub to form a bearing and eX- tending vertically at opposite sides, their pef -ripheral portions being inturned tothe medien line of the wheel, as illustrated in Figure 3. At peripherally spaced intervals the circumferential meeting edgesY of' the two ldiscs 2 and 3 are extended in substantially triangular formation to form lugs. 4t 'and l5 provided with ears o, between. which are. journaled on pivots 7 bearing members-8,"

Aby the adjusting nuts ffi, all ci will 1922. Serial No. 568,465.

comprising in the present instance substantially cylindrical members provided with ears 9 at each end-and a cup shaped cylir dricalportion 10 on their outer sides. The 6 discs 2 and 3 comprise the inner or driving discs in their assembled relation, and the circumference of this driving disc is considerably less than 'that ,of the inner portion oi' the wheel rim 11, which is oi the usual cons struction and carries a pneumatic or other tire thereon.

This construction provides a spacing be- -twe'en the underside of the rim and the pe-A riphery of the driving disc,` and at spaced in 'To tervels on the rim, corresponding to the position of the lugs 4;, are disposed ears 1S carrying therebetween pivot pins la upc, which are journaled spring seats provi with piungers 16 adapted to ext-end inte the cylindrical lcups 10 on 'the members tl c ried by' the driving disc. and slid-able in against the tension or the spiral nge 17 carried between the opposed faces of the seats 15 and adjusting nuts 18 threaded over the cylindrical sockets 10, as best illustrated in Figure 4c.

,At equi-distant intervals between th'e rim lugs 13 the under surface ci' the rim is vided with inwardly extending triangular' S5 lugs 19 carrying ears 20 between which are disposed the pivot pins 21. on uch u jonrnaled spring seats 22 ozt a construction exactl similar to that already described and extending oppositeiy to connect with the hear ings 8 carried by the driving dise. "Arc-und these spring seats in corresponding sachetsvare disposed the spiral springs 23, res lated disposed in the space between the per y of the driving disc and the under surtacc of the wheel rim as illustrated.

rlhe 'two sections' and 3 driving disc are held in assenii d by means of bolts 25 passed and secured bynuts login the usual and secured, by means of bolts r2? tc sidesot the rim are covering plates at each sideof the wheelr and provided relativelylarge central apertures low of a sliding .relation ,between and the `inner driving disc. further held in position by ,A

verse perinherally spaced hd 'cover readily adjustable by reason of the nuts dc- Outer covering plates 32 are disposed on opposite sides of the wheel, beingof a size sutlicie'nt to'l cover `completely the central apertures 29 in the cover plates 28, and held in position by means of the bolts 25 hereinbefore described which are passed therethrough and extend also through the hub cover plate 33 on the outer side of the wheel.

A. detacl'iable segmental cover 34 is provided adjacent the usual air valve stem so `that ready access may be had thereto.-

With this construction, it will be seen that l have provided a hollow drivingdisc forming; an integral part of the hub and carrying members at peripheral spaced intervals which are connected by spring members with the wheel rim in a radial direction, and by oppositely extending' similar spring;l meinbers in circumferential direction with lugs carried by the rim, whereby a three-way connection is established between the inner driving` disc and the rim. The construction further provides for a two-way circumferentially disposed spring connection between the i-iin and the driving ldisc at points intermediate the radialv spring connection already described. The parts are readily accessible by reason of the feature of the removable series of cover plates and a sufiicient clearance is provided for the action of the ,lrivinp; disc relative to the rim by reason ot' the apertures 2f) provided in the plate. The spring;` mechanism is scribed and the cup shaped sockets l0 may be packed with hard lubrirating;- material or any other desired means of lubrication applied so that the wheel is at all times in an eflicient state for easy and noiseless operation.

lVhile I have illustrated and described certain details and features of construction on said driving disc in circumferential spaced relation, plungers pivotally connected to the wheel rim and disposed in said socket members.' spring connections between said socket members and plungers, lugs carried by the wheel rim intermediate the said socket and plungers, and spring connections between said driving disc and wheel rim disposed on Said lugs. cover plates at opposite sides of the wheel, said plates beingr centrally .apert-ured to provide for play between said drivingr disc and wheelrim, cover plates over said apertures, and a hub cap plate disposed on the outer face of the wheel, said last named cover plates being connected by platesv extending transversely through said wheel, and said first. named 'cover plates being connected by transverse bolts extending,r through said rim and plates.

ln testimony whereof I, aitix my signayfrire.

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